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Reasonable Space for the $\lambda$-Calculus, Logarithmically

Authors :
Accattoli, Beniamino
Lago, Ugo Dal
Vanoni, Gabriele
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Can the $\lambda$-calculus be considered a reasonable computational model? Can we use it for measuring the time $\textit{and}$ space consumption of algorithms? While the literature contains positive answers about time, much less is known about space. This paper presents a new reasonable space cost model for the $\lambda$-calculus, based on a variant over the Krivine abstract machine. For the first time, this cost model is able to accommodate logarithmic space. Moreover, we study the time behavior of our machine and show how to transport our results to the call-by-value $\lambda$-calculus.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2203.00362
Document Type :
Working Paper